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Recent Examples of hawkish
Chris Wright: Likely Dove U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears to be hawkish, but on sanctions against Iran.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The good news is that a more hawkish Fed is not necessarily a bad thing for the stock market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The new president has promised to be less hawkish than Yoon, and his timing is fortuitous.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The Israeli leader, joined by some of Mr. Trump’s top national security advisers and hawkish Republican senators, says a full cessation of Iran’s enrichment activities and complete dismantling of its nuclear program is the only acceptable outcome.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The good news is that a more hawkish Fed is not necessarily a bad thing for the stock market.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The new president has promised to be less hawkish than Yoon, and his timing is fortuitous.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The Israeli leader, joined by some of Mr. Trump’s top national security advisers and hawkish Republican senators, says a full cessation of Iran’s enrichment activities and complete dismantling of its nuclear program is the only acceptable outcome.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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The bottom line: Bipartisanship is the most obvious casualty of Schumer's new warlike posture toward the GOP.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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But when Gi-seok is brutally murdered, Gi-jun returns to the underworld to uncover the truth behind his brother’s untimely death, embarking on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The two men shoot first and ask questions later, leaving Nina to show off her skills with a gun, something bloodthirsty Billy immediately clocks as suspicious for a simple interpreter.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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One of the most iconic characters in the franchise, Chun-Li is a skilled martial artist and Interpol officer who first appeared in Street Fighter II in 1991.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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Roughly a century later, in 1699, the tenth guru prohibited baptized Sikhs from cutting their hair, and the turban became enshrined as a martial and spiritual requirement for men.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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